West Bank: Bethlehem 4: Millennium Projects: Photo 4
A bit of asphalt, on the steep ridge-crossing road. The Church of the Nativity is just off to the upper left. The woman is passing the "ein," or village spring. Actually, it's not a spring at all, merely a spot where the aqueduct that once brought water from Solomons' Pools to Jerusalem entered a tunnel under the ridge. Village women came here for water until the Jordanians introduced a piped supply. At the time the picture was taken, the "ein" was in a state of disrepair, shown close-up in the next picture.